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n ALBERT H. HOOK,` OF Nnw YORK, N.` Y.

OLAMP FOR METAL STRAPS.` y

Specicatonof Letters Patent No.` 26,434, datedlecernbergiS, l li i k Toall 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT H. HOOK, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and `useful Bale or Package Fastener forFastening Metal Straps on Bales and Packages; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof,referring to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1, is aperspective view of the fastener detached. Fig. 2, is a section with thetwo ends of the strap passed through the fastener. Fig. 3, isthe cut`metal wedge or nail for fastening.

My fastener or clamp is devised to effect a cheap convenient and surefastening for thin metal binding straps for cotton and other bales andpackages; it is constructed as follows: A hollow metal cylinder orcylindroid a (either cast iron malleable iron or wrought) is made withtwo lanches, one at each end at b, b. i y

The part between the anches has two nar-` row openings from flanch to{ianch opposite each other as seen at c. Through these openings the endsof the strap or band d d are passed and the wedged form of the nail ebeing driven between the two ends of the and drawn Y as ti ht asfdesired; thenjth y Strap they refheeby fastened securely@ `3:6

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the cylinder should l be somewhat conical."V The point of the naileshould be wedgefy shaped so as tomore readilyenterbetween"` the twostrap ends withinthefoylinderli 35` To aiiix this fasteningfwhen thestrapfisl put around the packagethe two ends are passed `through the `lholes inthe cylinder:`

wedge shaped en ofi thefnail `is inserted `and driven throughbetweenthetwo parts" of the strap within the cylinder, whichwlf forces themoutward each way and firmly" 1 grips them immovably. Torelease the fasuf` tening the nail is drivenback." 45` Having thus fullydescribed inynew fas? tening for bale and package strapslwhatl .claim therein as newandfor which I desire 3 to secure Letters Patentis-fq i p u The outergripper a,fand1naile foi` fasten-` 150 ing the ends of bale andotherstrapsconf structed substantially as `land for thefpufr-` POSQSSeilfort-,IL p p p WtleSSS: u p 5,;

JOHN WILSON, n, JOHN TioMns,

